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The death toll from an explosion at a petrol station in Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky outside of Kyiv is believed to have grown to four, Kyiv regional administration spokesman Volodymyr Shandra said.

Six people, among them a woman in a critical condition, were rushed to hospitals after the accident.

More than 100 rescuers from the state emergency situations service are working at the scene.